Lego Masters (American TV series) - Wikipedia

US reality competition television series

Lego Masters (stylized as LEGO Masters) is an American reality competition television series based on the British series of the same name. Each episode features teams of two building Lego projects from a vast array of bricks and parts to meet both creative and practical goals set by the challenge for a particular episode. The show is hosted and executive produced by Will Arnett, with Lego Group creative designers Amy Corbett and Jamie Berard serving as the show's judges. Various guest stars have also served as hosts and judges.[1]

The first season aired on Fox from February 5, 2020, through April 15, 2020, as the lead-out to the third season of The Masked Singer. While not yet officially renewed, the program is expected to return for a second season in early 2021.[2]

Format [ edit ]

The series follows teams consisting of two Lego-building competitors, tasked with building creations out of Lego pieces based on a given theme within a given time period. After the allotted time to build, the teams demonstrate their creations to host Will Arnett and two expert judges from the Lego Group: Amy Corbett, a senior design manager at Lego, and Jamie Berard, who oversees the Lego Creator Expert and Lego Architecture lines at Lego.[3] The experts name the winning build and as well as the bottom two teams, explaining why teams were selected in this fashion. They then announce the losing team, who, save for the first week, is eliminated from the competition. In addition to this judging, Amy and Jamie provide suggestions to the teams mid-way through the build.[4] The first episode awarded the team with the best design judged by the experts with the Golden Brick, which they can use on any other challenge, after the build period but before the judging, to automatically advance to the next challenge if they do not feel confident about their work. Once they turn in the Golden Brick for immunity, it is then made available as the reward for a future challenge. The season will culminate in a finale, in which top teams compete for a $100,000, a Lego Masters trophy, and the title of Lego Master.[1][5]

Production [ edit ]

The series is jointly produced by Endemol Shine North America, UK-based independent production company Tuesday's Child, and Plan B Entertainment.[6] All episodes were shot at Chandler Valley Center in Los Angeles.[7]

Casting for the series was announced at San Diego Comic Con 2019[8] and was described on the casting website as seeking "the most creative, passionate, and innovative Lego builder teams of 2."[9] The casting website stated that filming was to take place over seven weeks between October and December 2019.

According to Corbett, there were more than three million Lego bricks available for teams to use during the challenges.[10] Lego artist Nathan Sawaya served as a consulting producer for the show, helping to design some of the example pieces, the challenges, and the show's Lego-based trophy.[11]

Elimination table [ edit ]

†Team awarded the Golden Brick.

   The team won the challenge.

   The team was second this week.

   The team was safe from elimination.

   The team was safe due to using the Golden Brick.

   The team was at risk of elimination.

   The team was eliminated from the competition.

1. ^ Tyler and Amy were told by the judges that they had the weakest build and would have been sent home if a team were to be eliminated that week.
2. ^ Jermaine and Mel were automatically placed in the bottom two after failing to make their bridge level with their road.

Episodes [ edit ]

Ratings [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

1. ^ a b Thorne, Will (2019-10-30). "Will Arnett to Host 'Lego Masters' Competition Series on Fox". Variety . Retrieved 2019-11-18 .
2. ^ Peter White (May 6, 2020). "Lego Masters: Fox Eyes Midseason Return For Will Arnett-Hosted Competition Format". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 6, 2020 .
3. ^ "Interview with LEGO Masters judges, Brick Master Amy and Brick Master Jamie". brickset.com. 14 January 2020 . Retrieved 2020-01-15 .
4. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (2019-07-18). " ' Lego Masters' Competition Series Produced by Brad Pitt a Go at Fox (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
5. ^ "Fox Builds Its Second Show Around a Popular Brand With Lego Masters". Adweek.
6. ^ Denise Petski (January 9, 2019). "Lego Masters: U.S. Version Of Hit UK Series In Works By Endemol Shine North America, Tuesday's Child & Plan B". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 6, 2020 .
7. ^ "LEGO Masters EP Anthony Dominici Discusses Popular Show's Effective Animation". Animation Magazine. April 15, 2020 . Retrieved April 17, 2020 .
8. ^ Tran, Allen "Tormentalous" (2019-07-20). "LEGO Masters US Now Casting for Contestants". The Brick Fan . Retrieved 2019-11-18 .
9. ^ "LEGO Masters". legomasters.tv . Retrieved 2019-11-18 .
10. ^ White, Brett (February 26, 2020). "Lego Masters on Fox: Brickmaster Amy Corbett Is Helping Build a Family-Friendly Hit". Decider . Retrieved February 28, 2020 .
11. ^ Eakin, Marah (February 4, 2020). "Lego Masters' Nathan Sawaya on a life devoted to playing with Lego". The A.V. Club . Retrieved February 4, 2020 .
12. ^ a b c "Lego Masters Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
13. ^ a b "Lego Masters Episode Guide". Zap2it.
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External links [ edit ]

• Official website
• Lego Masters on IMDb